Amanda W. Benckhuysen

Today is Christ the King Sunday, that day at the end of the liturgical calendar when we celebrate Christ’s lordship over all of creation. I suspect for many readers, this is not new information. What may be less known, however,…

Every year during the third weekend in November, I attend a conference that attracts thousands of biblical and religious scholars from around the globe. This year, I presided at a session on the history of biblical interpretation where senior scholars…

According to Acts 8, the angel of the Lord told Philip to go to the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza. On his way, Philip happened upon an Ethiopian eunuch, an official in the court of the queen of…

In his book, Rising Out of Hatred, Eli Saslow documents the journey of Derek Black, and how this prominent white supremacist and leader of the white nationalist movement ultimately came to renounce his beliefs. Prior to his conversion, Black had…

This semester, I have the good fortune of teaching a class on the Psalms. Last week, the class was discussing Psalms of Praise, those lofty hymnic psalms that direct our attention to the majesty, the goodness, and the power of…